The death toll in Nepal and Tibet from last week's catastrophic floods has hit 750 with 3,044 missing, authorities said.

Iceland's 'No' camp appears to be slightly ahead in a referendum on resuming the country's suspended European Union membership negotiations, as online ballot counting approached the end.

One person was killed and five others were wounded, some of them seriously, in a shooting at a rave party in northern Switzerland, local police have said.

Why did Russian authorities tolerate Yabloko for so long and why did they move now to silence the party at the polls?

No deemed disposal, a tax-free threshold, and no minimum contribution will be among the key features of the Government's new personal-investment account scheme.